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Wordly Wise book 9 lesson 8
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Language - English
Undergraduate 1
03/16/2016

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Term
Adroit
Definition
Clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept, skillful
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Affront
Definition

1. To insult or to deliberately offend.

2. A deliberate insult or offensive act.

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Avocation
Definition
An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby.
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Crusade
Definition

1. A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause.

2. To engage in such a struggle.

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Definitive
Definition
Supplying a final answer; conclusive.
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Demeanor
Definition
Behavior; bearing.
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Erudite
Definition
having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned.
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Induct
Definition
1. To install in office , sometimes with a formal ceremony to admit to a society or to a military service.
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Lapse
Definition

1. To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment. To come to an end; to expire.

2. A minor mistake; a slip. A pause of interval.

 

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Militant
Definition

1. Ready to fight, especially for a cause.

2. One who is ready to fight for a cause.

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Pariah
Definition
A social outcast.
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Prodigy
Definition

1. A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age.

2. An amazing or extrordinary thing or event.

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Protege
Definition
One whose training or career is helped along by another.
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Raucous
Definition

1. Rough and unpleasant to the ear.

2. Boisterous and disorderly.

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Tacit
Definition
Expressed without words; Implied.
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